diff --git a/cobbler/conf/zone.template b/cobbler/conf/zone.template
index db77d61..0f900d4 100644
--- a/cobbler/conf/zone.template
+++ b/cobbler/conf/zone.template
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ $cname_record
 
 $host_record
 $hostname IN A $ipaddr
+metrics IN A $ipaddr